Karen Osborne studied the History of Art with and fine art at De Montfort University, Leicester. After a career as a Creative Art Director in the Stills photography industry, she re-established herself as a painter in her home studio in Surrey, UK in 2019.
Working largely in acrylic, she has developed a fluid semi-abstract style, with expressive mark making. Karen takes her main inspiration from nature in all its forms. She is a member of both the United Art Space and Louise Fletcher’s Art Tribe, and is a member of the BlueHouse art collective, Esher. She was shortlisted in the VAA Art 500 2025, longlisted in the 2023, 2024 and 2025 VAO Art Prize, and was a finalist in the 2023 Women in Art Awards. She has exhibited her work across the UK.